Ham and veg fried rice. Cold rice is fried in a hot skillet along with soy sauce and sesame oil, then mixed with peas and corn, plenty of ham, tender eggs, and a generous handful of mushrooms to make this Ham Fried Rice. It's easy to make, a great use for leftover ham and, most importantly, completely and utterly delicious. Combine soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, and sesame oil in a bowl.
My mom made a point to me the other day. She said 'sherry, your shining moments are with your leftovers' lol this time it was the leftovers AND veg that needed to be used before it went south. I tried it a little differently this time trying to. You can cook Ham and veg fried rice using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Ham and veg fried rice
- It's of sauce:.
- It's 3 tbsp of sesame oil.
- It's 1/4 cup of soy sauce.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of brown sugar.
- You need 2 tbsp of vinegar.
- You need to taste of crushed red pepper.
- It's of Pepper, onion and garlic powders.
- It's of Stir fry add Ins:.
- It's as needed of Olive oil.
- Prepare 2 cups of chopped leftover ham, I had a spiral ham, diced small.
- You need 1 of carrot chopped small.
- It's 1 of small can mushrooms, drained and dried with a paper towel. Chop them small. I prefer fresh but I had this already.
- It's 1/2 bunch of green onions, chopped and separated into the whites and the tops.
- You need 2 of zucchini that were a little past their prime, quartered then thinly sliced.
- You need 2 of eggs.
- It's 4-5 cups of Cooked rice.
Fried Rice with Vegetables & Ham Recipe This fried rice with vegetables and ham is a delicious tasty way to use up leftover long grain rice, turning it into a tasty side dish or light lunch or dinner. Add the rice, ham, and egg to the pan with the vegetables and stir to combine. Add the soy sauce and stir to evenly distribute. Serve the fried rice topped with the cilantro, sesame seeds, reserved green onions, and Sriracha, if desired.
Ham and veg fried rice step by step
- Get your rice Cooked and ready to go..
- Prep everything and have it ready to go. First make the sauce. Put it all in a bowl and whisk..
- Next, start dicing your veg and ham. I put them in the order I did it..
- Crank the heat almost to high on a dry iron skillet. When you’re ready to start you can’t stop. In the screaming hot skillet add the Oil and the ham then go down the line and add and toss the veg. Let it start getting color. Clear a spot in the center of the skillet,add oil. Crack in the eggs and scramble. When eggs are mostly done toss everything together. Add the rice and combine. You’ll be scraping and flipping the whole time nearly..
- Finally, add the sauce. This sauce will caramelize in the hot skillet so keep it moving. After I got it combined well I pressed it down in the skillet for a few seconds with the spatula to get a little crust on bottom. I’d scrape and flip again and let it brown. Did this several times then killed the heat. Hindsight is 20/20...wish i would’ve had some egg rolls lol.
Add white onion, chopped ham, peas and carrots and fry until tender. Slide the onion, peas and carrots to the side, and pour the beaten eggs onto the other side. Using a spatula, scramble the eggs. Once cooked, mix the eggs with the vegetable mix. Add the ham, eggs, and the peas and carrot blend to the oil.